The owners of a business on Merrick Road has encountered difficulty trying to open its doors.
The Varsity Grill has been gearing up to serve burgers in the Shadow of Massapequa High School for several months.
They actually opened their doors in late December, according to Village of Massapequa Park officials who said they were immediately shut down, because they did not have a certificate of occupancy.
The Village says they wat to be business friendly, but need more paperwork. One of the Varsity co-owners accused the village of selective enforcement.
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this place may just have a chance. I personally looked at the place for an extreme hot dog place but was not going for $8,900 a month. That math did not work out, now that the rent is cut in half, and don't have to do 15 hour days on the weekend, it appealing again.
Rita what will his volume be when schools out for summer? Remember Starbucks moved out of Southgate because of high rents on lease renewal but because of volume was down. My Daughters go into all the food places near the school so to say varsity will get certain % a day is only an assumption. Wonder why the school district spent all that money on a useless cafeteria when it was redone to create a closed campus. I'll tell you why....all the businesses would have closed. I wish them great success at Varsity but it won't be an easy go he has a lot of money to make up for all the time those doors were never opened.
Good points! I have no idea why it is taking them so long to open it not as if the have to deal with the SLA,, possibly not the right firms representing them as far a legal documents but that is just an assumption. Yes, my assumption about the % that would visit may be off, just a business projection. As someone who is in the business and makes a nice living from Memorial Day to Labor Day ( East End) I can tell you having a great product, good prices, an excellent staff, and customer service, a fall off of 9 weeks summer vacation when the school is closed is nothing. There are plenty of ways to market to the community and not just count on students. As a side note, the rents vary drastically once you cross over Merrick Rd to Southgate. Smoking Al's is an example, why on the corner versue Southgate? I will bet my last dollar it was the rent expense. They seem to be doing quite well even though they have no parking. Parking is figured into the amout you pay per SQ foot of your restaurant.
They continue to steal from Massapequa families.
The BBQ isn't the best I've had but a lot of people have no clue about how real BBQ is supposed to taste. Go South people and have real BBQ then you won't be back to sud standard BBQ. Rita, it was a pleasure Lets have some real BBQ
Get your facts right its a family restaurant Built well above village code not like townbagle not handicapped friendly
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You moved from Massapequa because you couldn't stand it yet you spend all your time posting on the Massapequa Patch! Coo-coo!
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